Typesetting apparatus



' June 7, 1927.

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Application filed Ma 15, 1926, Serial n 109,342, aid in Great Britain a 25,1925,

. This invention relates to the typesetting apparatus of the kindin which the type is stored in channels, havingimeans by which the bottom piece of type in each channel may 5 be raised above or pushed forward beyond the level of the remaining type in the channel, and may thus be readily abstracted one piece at a time.

In the specification of my previous Patent whichthelast piece of type in any channel, is raised by a separate unit, by the depression of a key. In this case only the one piece of type that it is desired to abstract is raised above the level of the other .type in" the channel. v

7 'My present invention consists broadly in the provision of means for raising or pushingforward the bottom or last piece of'type.

in all the channels at the same time so that for example, in the alphabet A. to Z every single letterof the bottomrow of type in the apparatus as a whole is raised or pushed forward, and stands in position to be abstracted at once' between the finger and. thumb, each separate letter standin'g'above I or beyond its other similar characters, contained in the channels. r

.In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated my invention,

Figure 1 being a front elevation of the complete typesetter, r

t Figure 2 isa side elevational view there of. and Y V Figure 3 is a fragmentary view to an enlarged scale illustrating an important detail. Referring to these drawings the numeral 1 designates the channels in which the types .2- are stacked upona platform 11 one above the other in the usual manner' each channel .containing a particulardesignation of type.

At the rear of the machine a sliding plate or plates 3is or are provided attached to side members 4 upon the ends of eaclrof which a roller5 is carried. Anoperatmg bar 6' carried upon pivoted arms 7 co-oper-' ateswith all the rollers 5 andthe lower end of this bar is connected by a pm 7" to an operating lever 8 in which is provided a slot 9. fol-the pin? to slide in. It will be readily seen that by depression of the lever 8 the operating bar is caused to move forward from the position indicated in Figure 2 to the position indicated in Figure-3. In its with the roller 5 causes the sliding plate 3' No. 1,494,215 I' have described means by movement this bar, acting in conjunction,

which lies normally behind the bottom row i of type to be moved forward pushing each 7 designation of type in the lowermost row of f types infront of it through an opening in a guldeplate' 1a to apos'ition fromfwhich I they can be readily extracted by the thumb,

and finger. That is to say each ofthelowermost types in the various channels is" pushed forward 'tlirouglr'separate holes ,in a ,gulde plate 14 asfjindicatedin Figures 1 and 3. Upon release of the operating lever I 8 the spring 9 returns the bar'6 and its asso ciated elements, back to normal position a ready for the next operation and it will be understood thattheweight'of the columnof type above it will hold the projected type securely against accidental displacement.

It will be understood that a complete'apparatus may be divided uplogitudinally of 1 of machine a hinged or; pivoted s pport 12' v may bearranged so as to support the frame 13 at a convenient angle for eas an-1 'lation ofthe type. o i

' Thechann'els 1 -may be made in any suitable manner but a simple and convenient method is to'divide the interior'of the frame 13 up into the necessary number of channels of the desired width by means of strips 14 of wood or other material. It will be" clear however, that various'modificationsof detail and construction may be made with;

in the scope of the appended claims and mo without departing from the} fundamental characteristics of -the invention which is the simultaneous moving forward of one of'each of all designations of type unless atypeof the charact-er is already available for ex-.105 traction, Y x

Thus the first operation in the use of my invention is to operate the lever8- by the, hand or by the foot, and thus move forward the plate 8' so that all the letters from A to Z, will stand clearof their fellows in-positions ready for abstraction.

Having abstracted one letter say M the operatorwill continue to set the other pieces of type until he requires to use another M channels in each j move or other letter of a kind he has already used when he again operates the lever 8 and once.

again all the vacant positions have type pushed into position ready for abstraction and thereis a complete line of type all other.

tiers of channels one above the comprising 2. Typesetting, apparatus 1 channels in each of which t (es of one des- Y I separate ignationare arranged one above the other,

a sliding plate behind the lowest row of;

types. a guide plate in front thereof having holes aligned with each of the lowermost types in the row and means for causing saidsliding plate to move forward at will and push the lowermost type in each channel through its aligned hole in the 1 front guideplate to a. position where each type is accessible for separate extraction by the'thumbandfingler. j

3. Typesetting apparatus comprising channels in each of which types of one designation are arranged one above the other,

a sliding plate behind the lowermost row of types, side member attached to said sliding said side members,

sliding plates being will and push pl.ate,rollers carried at the forward ends of cal rods engaging with said rollers, means for moving said sliding rods bodily forward to move said sliding plate forward and push the lowermost type in each channel to a position of accessibility for extraction by the thumb and finger. I

4. Typesetting apparatus comprising upright channels, lateral subdivisions in said channels whereby tiers of separate channels are formed, asliding plate behind the lowermost row of type in each tier each of said common to all the chan nels in each tier and means common to all the sliding plates for causing said sliding plates to move forward sin'niltaneously at the lowermost type in each channel to a positionwhere each type is ac:

cessible for separate extraction by the thumb and finger.

to secure by Letand including a frame subdivided laterally so as to provide I spring controlled verti- 5. Typesetting apparatus comprising channels in each of which types of one designatio-n are arranged one above the other,

a sliding plate behind the lowermost row of types, side member attached to said sliding plate, rollers carried at the forward ends of said side members, spring controiled vertical rods engaging with said rollers, means for moving said sliding rods bodily forward to move said sliding plate forward, a guide plate in front of the lowermost row of types having separate holes aligned with each of the lowermost types in the rowwhereby when the sliding plate moves forward each of the lowermost types is pushed through its aligned hole in the guide plate to a position of accessibility for extraction by the thumb and finger. i V

6. Typesetting apparatus comprising upright channels, lateral subdivisions in said channels whereby tiers of separate channels are formed, a sliding plate behind the lowermost row of type in each tier each of said a sliding plates being common to all the channels in each tier, perforated guide plates in front of the lowermost types in the channels in each tier the perforations in the guide plates being'aligned with the types behind them and means common plates for causing said sliding plates to move forward simultaneously at will and push the lowermost type in each channel through its aligned hole in the appropriate guide plate to a position where each type is accessible for separate extraction by the thumb and finger. v 1

7. Typesetting apparatus comprising channels in each of which types of one designation are arranged one above the other, means operable at willto cause each of the lowermost types to move simultaneously forwardto positions for extraction and means to maintain each from adjacent types whereby each of said types can be separately extracted by the thumb and finger.

to all the sliding of the types separated 8. Typesetting apparatus comprising a' frame means for supporting said frame at an angle, division plates in said frame dividing said frame into channels each adapted to'contain types of one designation arranged one above the other, means operable at will to cause each of the lowermost types to move simultaneously forward to positions for eX- traction and means to maintain eachof the types separated from adjacent types whereby each of said types can be tracted by the thumb and finger.

In witness whereof'I afiix my signature.-

CHARLES ASHTON HENRY BULLOCK.

separately ex- 

